Avainsana: funding
Global Europe: President von der Leyen announces funding for women and youth’s rights, food security, fight against disease, and biodiversity
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has concluded an intense week of discussions with world leaders and international partners at the…
Global response to COVID-19 and beyond: Commission steps up funding to vaccination roll-out in Africa
The European Commission has announced its intention to step up funding to accelerate the roll-out and uptake of vaccines and other COVID-19 tools in Africa,…
€490,000 awarded to projects to promote circular economy across Ireland
Creating a circular economy is part of the move towards a more sustainable future, according to Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. It…
EU launches EUR 88m calls for Creative Europe
The EU Commission launched Wednesday the remaining calls for the culture and creative sectors within the culture strand of Creative Europe programme, making available a…
Commission opens first European Innovation Council calls worth €1 billion
Following the launch of the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the announcement of the first funding opportunities, today the Commission opened the first EIC Accelerator…
Commission disburses further €13 billion under SURE to six Member States
The European Commission has disbursed €13 billion to six EU Member States in the sixth instalment of financial support under the SURE instrument. This is…
Scale up funding for climate adaptation programmes, Guterres urges
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change adaptation and resilience building programmes, so they can offer real…
EU institutions agree funding for investment recovery
The EU Parliament and Council reached a political agreement Monday night on the InvestEU flagship investment programme for sustainable recovery of the European economy from…
The Director General launches from Beirut the ”Li Beirut” initiative, putting education, culture and heritage at the heart of reconstruction efforts
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on Thursday launched an international fund raising appeal, Li Beirut (For Beirut in Arabic), to support the rehabilitation of…
Impossible Foods raises $200 million in fresh funding
Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods said on Thursday it secured $200 million in funding, less than six months after it raised the largest investment ever…
USDA invests $462M to modernize water and wastewater infrastructure
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across rural America. USDA is funding…
US doubles spending on potential virus vaccine to nearly $1 billion
The United States has doubled its investment — to nearly $1 billion — to expedite development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine by American firm Moderna,…
FAO partners with the Adaptation Fund to help vulnerable countries fight the impact of climate change
Projects will build the resilience of rural communities affected by degraded ecosystems and increased water scarcity FAO has been accredited as an implementing partner of…
Colombia receives multi-million funding boost to protect tropical forests
Britain pledged on Friday to give Colombia 64 million pounds ($80 million) to help the South American nation protect its threatened tropical forests as part…
WHO chief says he will keep leading virus response after Trump threat
The World Health Organization’s head said on Tuesday he would keep leading the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened…
US announces millions in aid for resource-rich Greenland
The US has announced a $12.1m (£10m) aid package for mineral-rich Greenland – a move welcomed by the Danish territory’s government. This year the US…














